Blog Post Focus This blog post will focus on shadowing a doctor while in high school. Shadowing is often done during undergraduate education, but can be done in high school. Shadowing in high school has benefits compared to undergraduate shadowing. Introduction—Shadowing in High School Shadowing a physician while you are in high school is an […]
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Blog Post Focus This blog post focuses on considerations for the partially matched resident. That is, someone who applied for advanced positions and an initial training year who only matched for one and not both. It can be a particularly distressing situation and one that has a dearth of information on. Here are some thoughts
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Blog Post Focus: An Abnormal Start Behind The Rest of the Cohort This post focus is on a late start to residency. That is, starting later than the typical ACGME schedule. Starting later than normal is a unique situation, but one that has been experienced by other residents. It likely will affect residency completion time.
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Blog Post Focus: Studying in Residency This blog post is about studying and residency. Is it still necessary? To be a resident one had to pass medical school. Now you will be learning on the job…right? Unfortunately, studying is still necessary as a resident. Often, studying will be active while treating patients, but studying is
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Blog Post Focus This blog post focuses on the idea of screen time. As residents in the modern age we generally are facing screens much of our day. We are facing screens whenever we look up or input patient information, which generally makes up a large amount of the workday. Then, outside of work we
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Blog Post Focus This blog post is about my experience with many people in healthcare being unaware of the differences of each field and training. In particular, this explores how my medical school often promoted a view of all members being equal and downplaying different experiences in education and training among different providers in the
Blog Post Focus – Do Not Be The Class Clown in Medical School This blog post will explore why being a class clown in medical school is undesirable and annoying. In my medical school some class clowns were punished harshly. At this point everyone should be mature enough to no longer be a class clown.
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Blog Post Focus This blog post will discuss golden handcuffs as relating to a medical student. Golden handcuffs are those things that tie us to a certain life or situation because it is expected to be a greater payoff than other options. Medicine can be a very rewarding field, but it can also feel like
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Blog Post Focus This blog post will focus on preparation for the COMLEX and USMLE exams. They are important exams. Changes have come about recently to pass/fail scoring on some exams, but preparation is important regardless. Personal Story – COMLEX and USMLE During My Time Preparing for the COMLEX and USMLE exams has changed since
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Blog Post Focus This post will focus on getting a letter of recommendation from a physician you have been shadowing. It may be easier than you think. Introduction – Importance of Shadowing and an Opportunity for a Letter of Recommendation Shadowing a physician is a chance to see what medicine is really like for a
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